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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-12865: ConnMan: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-12865: ConnMan: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/29/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/03/2018
Modified
12/03/2018

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c" in connman 1.34 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted response query string passed to the "name" variable.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-connman

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